UMary Allen
Izintuthwane ziphakathi kwezidalwa ezinamandla kunazo zonke. Eyedwa, angathwala isisindo esiphindwe kamashumi amane. Eqenjini, bangakwazi ngisho nokuphakamisa imithwalo efinyelela ku-50 amagremu - ngesisindo somzimba esingaphansi kwama-milligrams ayishumi ngayinye.
Kungani intuthwane inamandla kangaka?
Amandla esilwane ancike emandleni emisipha. Futhi ezilwaneni ezincane nezilula njengezintuthwane, imisipha iminyene kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa nesisindo somzimba wonke. Futhi, izilwane ezincane akudingeki ukuba zithwale isisindo esikhulu kangaka.
Kungani izintuthwane ziyizilwane ezinamandla kunazo zonke emhlabeni?
Izintuthwane eziningi zincane njengekhanda likamentshisi. Nokho banamandla amakhulu. Uma kuqhathaniswa nesisindo somzimba wazo, izintuthwane ziyizilwane ezinamandla kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Bangakwazi ukuthwala isisindo esiphindwe kaningi.
Ngubani onamandla intuthwane noma indlovu?
Izindlovu zingakwazi ukuphakamisa kalula amakhilogremu angu-1,000, kodwa lokho kungamaphesenti angu-10 kuphela wesisindo somzimba wazo. Intuthwane engamamilimitha ayishumi ubude ingakwazi ukulawula kalula isisindo somzimba wayo izikhathi eziyikhulu. Uma uhlobanisa amandla esilwane nesisindo saso, khona-ke lokhu okulandelayo kuyasebenza: isilwane esincane, sinamandla.
Ingabe intuthwane inawo ubuchopho?
Sidlulwa kuphela izintuthwane: phela ingqondo yazo yenza amaphesenti ayisithupha esisindo somzimba wazo. Intuthwane evamile enabantu abangu-400,000 cishe inenani lamangqamuzana obuchopho afanayo nomuntu.
Ingabe izintuthwane zisezinhlungwini?
Banezitho zezinzwa abangakwazi ukuzwa ngazo izisusa zobuhlungu. Kodwa cishe izilwane eziningi ezingenamgogodla azibazi ubuhlungu ngenxa yesakhiwo sazo sobuchopho esilula - ngisho nezikelemu kanye nezinambuzane.
Ingabe intuthwane inenhliziyo?
Umbuzo ungaphendulwa ngokuthi “Yebo!” impendulo, kodwa akulula kangako. Izinambuzane zinezinhliziyo, kodwa azifani neze nezinhliziyo zabantu.
Intuthwane inegazi?
Ukukhuluma ngokuqinile, izinambuzane azinalo nhlobo igazi, ngoba isimiso sabo sokujikeleza kwegazi, ngokungafani nezilwane ezinomgogodla, sivulekile; uketshezi lwegazi olungenambala, olubizwa nangokuthi i-hemolymph, lujikeleza ngokukhululekile kuwo wonke umzimba, luhambisa imisoco kuwo wonke umzimba.
Ingabe izintuthwane zingalala?
Yebo, intuthwane ilele ngempela. Kungaba kubi uma evele ahambe ephindela emuva impilo yakhe yonke. Inganekwane yentuthwane ekhuthele ayilona iqiniso nakulo mqondo. Kunezigaba zokuphumula umuntu adlula kuzo.
Kungani izintuthwane zithwala abafileyo bazo?
Izintuthwane, izinyosi, nomuhlwa nakho kuvame ukuba abafileyo bazo ngokuwasusa noma ngokuwangcwaba endaweni yawo. Ngenxa yokuthi lezi zinambuzane zihlala emiphakathini eminyene futhi zichayeka emagciwaneni amaningi, ukulahla abafileyo kuwuhlobo oluthile lokuvimbela izifo.
Ingabe izintuthwane zingalila?
Abacwaningi baye babona ngisho nezintuthwane ezigulayo zishiya isidleke ukuze zife ukuze zingatheleli ezinye. Lapho imfene ifa, lonke iqembu liwela osizini olukhulu.
Kwenzekani ngemva kokufa kwendlovukazi yezintuthwane?
Uma indlovukazi ifa, ikoloni nayo iyafa (ngaphandle uma kune-polygyny yesibili). Ukufa kweqembu akuhlangene nhlobo nokudideka noma ukulahlekelwa “umholi” okuthiwa!
Ngingazibulala kanjani izintuthwane?
Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqeda ngokushesha isidleke sezintuthwane ukusebenzisa ushevu wezintuthwane. Lokhu kutholakala ngokwentengiso ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene. Ama-granules afafazwa ngqo kumzila wezintuthwane, izimbotshana zezintuthwane zibekwe endaweni eseduze.